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Marvel NOW! = Cosmic Reboot

I've been holding off for a while on this, mostly to be sure and partial denial, but it is now apparent to me that Marvel NOW! is a complete reboot of the Marvel cosmic genre.

Starting with Marvel Point One, we got a new Nova. Not Richard Rider. No explanation. Then the Guardians of the Galaxy and Thanos appeared in Avengers Assemble. Let's look at some of the details.

  • Starlord died at the end of the Thanos Imperative. He is inexplicably back, and now blonde.
  • Thanos died at the end of the Thanos Imperative. He is inexplicably back.
  • Nova (Richard Rider) died, along with the Nova Force, at the end of the Thanos Imperative. He is NOT back. Apparently the Nova Force is.
  • Drax died during the Thanos Imperative. He is inexplicably back.
  • Cosmo, Mantis, Major Victory, Jack Flag, Bug and Moondragon are not on the team any longer.
  • Neither are Phyla or Adam Warlock, but they are dead and I guess stayed there.
The New Nova
The New Nova

With Nova, we all know that the argument is Richard Rider was left dead out of "respect," yet I guess there is no respect for Starlord or Thanos. Nova was replaced by Jeph Loeb as an homage to his son, who tragically passed away. So in Richard's place we get Sam Alexander and an entirely new Nova Corps, but no explanation of how that is possible as of yet.

I don't object so much to this as much, because after all, the Nova Corps is an intergalactic police force with many members. I would like to know how the Nova Force survived. I guess there is still time for explanation. I am a giant fan of Richard Rider and since Annihilation he has made some huge growth. It's a shame he had to go, but I can accept it. Problem for me is, I don't care for kid heroes, and if I wanted to read about a smart ass on Earth, I'd read Spider-Man.

My biggest issue with the reboot is Guardians of the Galaxy. See any relation to who is back and who is not? Ding Ding Ding! They are all in the upcoming movie! This is a great example of how these movies can hurt the comics for the existing fans. It's obvious this isn't little tweaks to continuity like we are seeing with the Avengers and such. This reboot was manufactured specifically for this movie.

I could tell when the Thanos Imperative began that something was up. Nova and Guardians of the Galaxy were put on "hiatus" for the event, but most of us weren't fooled. Soon, characters were getting killed off left and right and then, boom. No more Marvel Cosmic.

Starlord the Blonde
Starlord the Blonde

So fast forward and we get their return at the pen of Bendis. He brings the Guardians back, leaving out non-movie cast, and resurrects Thanos and Starlord with no explanation. Thanos inexplicably tries to DO THE EXACT SAME PLAN for domination he tried so long ago with the cosmic cube. You know, because Thanos is dumb. Then without the cube, gets his ass handed to him by the GotG and the Avengers, like he was a bank robber or something. So not only is he dumb, he's weak too. Great set-up for Avengers 2! What a threat!

I won't even get into him thinking the In-Betweener and the Stranger are Elders of the Universe.

So, it all hit home after reading Guardians of the Galaxy #0.1, where they rebooted Starlord's origin. Nothing too damaging, but it will obviously omit much of Starlord's classic stories.

To top it off, even with a reboot for the team, they still don't think it will be enough so they throw Iron Man in there. You know, because he's popular. So now the rebooted Starlord can take a back seat to Tony Stark.

GotG with Iron Man & Borg Groot
GotG with Iron Man & Borg Groot

Oh, and Groot now has glowing things inside him. Wut?

I'm reading mostly positive reviews from new readers who have no experience with the wonders Abnett and Lanning did with the characters. So I guess that was the goal. Hope you can keep them coming, because you lost me.

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